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A look at the Kapoor clan: Part 3 - Shammi and Shashi Raj Kapoor

Next in the line of Kapoor Khandaan are Shammi and Shashi! 'The Junglee Kapoor'Shamsherraj Kapoor, fondly called Shammi Kapoor, went on to be his on-screen name too. The fourth (second living) child of Prithviraj and






He rose to fame as a child star from films, Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951), where he portrayed a younger Raj Kapoor.

Shashi Kapoor was very fond of his father Prithviraj Kapoor, and being the youngest his father too kept him close and would often take him to his rehearsals and tours of Prithvi Theatre.